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Free-to-play 'MOBA battle royale' game Supervive, one of the most popular recent Steam demos, is out now in early access The genre mashup is attracting players at a good clip.
hunt: showdown director Scott Lussier interviewing Post Malone
'It's the best game': Post Malone reveals he has nearly 400 hours in Hunt: Showdown, proving the songwriter has impeccable FPS taste "Whenever I'm on the road and I can't play, I'm missing it."
The protagonist from Star Wars Outlaws, a scruffy scoundrel, looks determined with her cute axolotl-like alien pet on her shoulder.
Star Wars Outlaws is dropping 'forced stealth,' so instead of being reset when you get caught sneaking around, you can just start blasting Using the Force is great, but sometimes using the DLT-19 heavy rifle is better.

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Gabe Newell in a Valve promotional video, on a yacht.

A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email

By Ted Litchfield published

news "The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was no money left"

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After dominating The Game Awards in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is in the running for even more gold in 2024

By Andy Chalk published

news Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead The Game Awards 2024 nominations, but Larian's magnum opus is still in the fight.

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Roblox adds new rules for players under 13 following scathing child safety report

By Andy Chalk published

news Roblox has also launched new parental accounts that enable parents to monitor and limit their children's activity on the platform.

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US Air National Guardsman gets 15 years for leaking military secrets on a Minecraft Discord server: 'The scope of his betrayal is breathtaking… the amount of damage immeasurable'

By Rich Stanton published

News "To feed his own ego and impress his anonymous friends, Teixeira caused exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States."

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Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content

By Andy Chalk published

news US Senator Mark Warner comes less than a week after an ADL report accusing Steam of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community."

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Microsoft's Phil Spencer denies Avowed was delayed because it's janky: 'We didn't move it because Obsidian needed the time. They'll use the time'

By Rich Stanton published

News "Maybe we could do a better job pacing with some of our third party friends."

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An edited screenshot of the Super Earth spokesperson shrugging in bewilderment as an explosion detonates behind him.

Helldivers 2 players endure sarcastic propaganda that commends their 'undeniable tactical brilliance' after the 'blob' abandons a nearly-won objective for basically no reason

By Harvey Randall published

News Democracy in action.

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A hooded figure is depicted running with a large sack, from which slips of paper featuring asterisks (symbolizing passwords or confidential information) are falling out. The background is solid red, creating a striking contrast and emphasizing the theme of cyber theft or data breach.

'SilkSpecter' hacking operation uses sophisticated ring of 4,700 spoofed storefronts to dupe shoppers looking for Black Friday deals—here's how to avoid getting scammed

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Avoid getting 100% off your bank balance.

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Sailor Moon-vibed farming sim Fields of Mistria gets its first major patch and finally lets me lay down some romantic groundwork for my spouse-to-be

By Mollie Taylor published

news Juniper doesn't know it yet, but that's wifey right there.

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Treyarch accidentally added legacy tokens to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, took them away, and then promised to restore them after realising they can't put the toothpaste back in the tube

By Elie Gould published

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